An Act relative to voting rights
Generates a plain-language summary of the bill text and history.
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 4/2/2026 | House | Accompanied a study order, see H5311↗ (under House Rule 27) |
| — | House | Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order |
| 8/29/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 09/16/2025 from 1:00 PM-5:00 PM in B-1 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Election Laws |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J15 | Accompanied | — |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| H3918 | An Act granting the city of Somerville the authority to provide legal voting rights in municipal elections for City of Somerville residents aged 16 and 17 years old | Active |
| H3919 | An Act authorizing local voting rights for lawful permanent residents residing in Leverett | Active |
| H4033 | An Act providing for legal voting rights in municipal elections for non-citizen residents of the city of Somerville | Active |
| H4095 | An Act granting the town of Conway the authority to provide legal voting rights in municipal elections for town of Conway residents aged 16 and 17 years old | Active |
| H4132 | An Act to grant the town of Lexington the authority to endow legal residents with local voting rights in municipal elections | Active |
| H4190 | An Act authorizing extending local voting rights for lawful permanent residents residing in the city known as the town of Amherst | Active |
| H4209 | An Act granting the town of Sunderland the authority to provide legal voting rights in municipal elections for town of Sunderland residents aged 16 and 17 years old | Active |
| H4241 | An Act granting the town of Whately the authority to provide legal voting rights in municipal elections for town of Whately residents aged 16 and 17 years old | Active |
| H568 | An Act relative to student representative voting rights | Active |
| H63 | Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to voting rights | Active |
| H810 | An Act extending voting rights in municipal elections to noncitizen voters of the commonwealth | Active |
| H841 | An Act granting the city of Boston the authority to endow legal voting rights in municipal elections for city of Boston residents aged 16 and 17 years old | Active |
| H855 | An Act extending voting rights in municipal elections to noncitizen voters of the Commonwealth | Active |
| H861 | An Act authorizing local voting rights for permanent resident aliens residing in Sharon | Active |
| H866 | An Act enabling cities and towns to extend voting rights in municipal elections to certain noncitizens of the Commonwealth | Active |
Section 1 of chapter 50 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 138 and 139, the following words:- “, except if by reason of a felony conviction”.
Section 1 of chapter 51 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, the following words:- “or incarcerated in a correctional facility due to a felony conviction,”.
SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 50 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 138 and 139, the following words:- “, except if by reason of a felony conviction”. SECTION 2. Section 1 of chapter 51 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, the following words:- “or incarcerated in a correctional facility due to a felony conviction,”.